Research Handbook on the Dark Triad

Edited by Kostas A. Papageorgiou, Associate Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, UK

• ContentsIntroduction to the Research Handbook on the Dark Triad xivKostas A. PapageorgiouxivPART I DEFINING THE DARK TRIAD1 A person*environment analysis of the Dark Triad: a review and look ahead 2Daniel N. Jones2 Machiavellianism 23Bojana M. Dinić and Beata Grabovac3 Narcissism: issues and prospects 40Anna Z. Czarna and Constantine Sedikides4 Psychopathy 54Darlene Ngo, Ella Commerce, Mariia Mezhenska and Craig S. Neumann5 Sadism: the Dark Tetrad 72Rachel A. Plouffe and Cassidy TrahairPART II DARK TRIAD MEASUREMENT AND LOCATION INPERSONALITY SPACE6 The overlap between Machiavellianism and psychopathy: past and present 89Yavor Dragostinov, John-Paul Martindale, Tom Booth and René Mõttus7 Networks of the Dark Triad 101Cassidy Trahair and Rachel A. Plouffe8 The commonalities of ethically and socially aversive (“dark”) traits 115Morten Moshagen, Benjamin E. Hilbig and Ingo Zettler9 Big Five and HEXACO correlates of the Dark Triad 130Beth A. Visser and Angela S. Book10 Trait emotional intelligence and the dark traits 142Konstantinos V. Petrides, Maria Jose Sanchez Ruiz, Pablo AlejandroPérez-Díaz, Matheus França Perazzo, Nasser Hasan, Jinyan Yang andBogdan S. Zadorozhny11 Wicked ways: creativity and the Dark Triad 160Zarnab Zahoor, Hreem Mahadeshwar and Hansika KapoorPART III THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DARK TRIAD12 The behavioral genetics of the Dark Triad 180Yu L. L. Luo, Jiaqi Wang, Xinying Li and Zhuo Zhang13 Parent and offspring Dark Triad traits: associations with parenting,context, and offspring developmental outcomes 196Tayler E. Truhan14 The development of narcissism 214Ava Green and Nicholas Day15 Psychopathy across development 226Kostas A. Fanti, Melina Nicole Kyranides and Kyriaki M. Riala16 Early predictors of adult psychopathy 240Eva R. Kimonis and Campbell McDonogh17 Longitudinal stability and change of the Dark Triad in adulthood 261Kevin M. WilliamsPART IV THE DARK TRIAD AND MAJOR OUTCOME DOMAINS ANDBEHAVIOURS18 Unmasking the shadows: exploring Dark Triad traits in higher education 278Jim A. McCleskey, Annilee Game and Dritjon Gruda19 Dark Triad, well-being, and psychopathology 292Naser Aghababaei20 Working in darkness: Dark Triad and workplace behaviour 308Adrian Furnham21 The Dark Triad personality traits and anti-social behaviour 328Victoria Blinkhorn and Eve Groome22 Dark personalities and online behaviour 343Danielle Sulikowski, Rachel Grieve, Danielle Wagstaff, JessicaMarrington and Evita March23 Laughing from the dark side: relations between the Dark Triad and humorstyles 362Bruno Bonfá-Araujo and Julie Aitken Schermer24 Dark Triad, happiness, and wellbeing 371Sarah A. Walker, Mathew Gullotta, Anny Huiwen Zheng and Carolyn MacCann25 Dark Triad and politics 389Julie Blais, Philip Chen and Scott Pruysers26 Dark Triad and mating 404Jasna Hudek-Knezevic, Igor Kardum and Nermina MehićPART V THE DARK TRIAD AROUND THE WORLD AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS27 Cross-cultural differences in the Dark Triad traits 422Magdalena Żemojtel-Piotrowska, Jarosław Piotrowski and Peter K. Jonason28 Dark Triad and sociosexuality across cultures 435Katharina P. da Silva, Marco Antonio Correa Varella and Jaroslava V.Valentova29 Dynamics and processes of dark personality change and intervention 452Emanuele Fino, Richard Evans-Miller, Alyson E. Blanchard, NóraBajcsi, Eduard Ionut Apetrei and Julie Aitken Schermer30 Methodological problems in Dark Triad research and their solutions 468Donald R. Lynam, Kaela Van Til, Ashmita Ghosh, Vera Du andJoshua D. Miller

‘Peering into the darkest corners of personality, this groundbreaking Handbook blends rigorous science with compelling insight. From sadism to charm, it explores how dark traits shape lives, relationships, and societies. A bold, brilliant guide to the psychology we often fear—but can’t afford to ignore.’